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HOCKENBURY, Henry Raymond - Date of
birth
28 December 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Irvington, Essex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42010018 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 February 1945 - Place of
death
Heckhuscheid, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 9 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry R. Hockenbury (father)
Anna H. (Poole) Hockenbury (mother)
Douglas G. Hockenbury (brother)
Olive E. Hockenbury (sister)
Hazel E. (Baldwin) Hockenbury (wife)
More information
Sgt Henry R. Hockenbury attended high school for 4 years and was an office machine operator before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 18 August 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Gladys R. Baduini, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlsitment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Davis Brown and related families Family Tree / U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Photo source: www.findagrave - Luxembourg American Cemetery